Lightning Round Trivia Review

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering historical conflicts, literature, cultural milestones, math calculations, geography, and notable figures from the lightning round notes.

Hundred Years' War

A conflict between the English and French that ended in 1543, lasting 16 years longer than its name would suggest.

Michael Crichton

The late author of The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park whose unfinished manuscript was used by James Patterson to write the 2024 #1 New York Times best seller Eruption.

Bar Mitzvah

A Jewish ceremony typically participated in by a boy at the age of $13$.

Perimeter of a regular octagon with side 14

$$112$$

Camille Saint-Saens

The French composer who created Danse Macabre and The Carnival of the Animals.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

The shipping and railroad tycoon, namesake of a private university in Nashville, and great-great-great-grandfather of American broadcast journalist Anderson Cooper.

Papal bull

A bovine term that refers to any edict issued by the Pope.

Volga River

Europe's largest river by watershed and discharge, which flows entirely within and through Russia.

Alfred Nobel

The inventor of dynamite and namesake of chemical element #$102$, who endowed annual prizes in physics, medicine, literature, and peace.

Samuel de Champlain

The French explorer who shared his name with a lake located on the border of New York and Vermont.

Nine to the fourth power ($9^4$)

$$6{,}561$$